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SAW FEEDING DEVICE.

' Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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M. s. HARSHA. SAW FEEDING DEVICE.

"No. 288,330. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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Be it known that I, MORTIMER S. HARSHA, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful 5 Improvementsin Saw- Feeding Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification;

This invention relates to feeding devices for a circular saws. 'Its object is to provide a feed- 1 j ing device which is independent of thesawframe, and which canbe used in connection with any saw without special adaptation thereto. a

' To this end the invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims. a

I In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a feeding-device embodying my invention, shown in connection with a circular saw and the table thereof. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitud-inal section taken upon line w w of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is avcrtical transverse section taken upon line at w of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view of a modified form of the device. Fig. 6 is a diagram, hereinafter referred to. t a A is a saw-table, and B a circular saw,'of ordinary construction. I In its general features the feeding device the saw-table, and pivotally attached at one end to a hanger, D, supported from the ceiland upon the free end of which frame is mounted a "shaft, E, carrying afeed-disk, E, said shaft being rotated by means of suitable connections with a drivingpulley, F, mounted concentrically with the pivotalpoint of the frame 0, as. shown. As a preferable construction, and as shown in the drawings, the frameG is composed of two parallel plates, 0, which are rigidly connected by bracesc, audare pivoted to the hanger D by means of a shaft, F, rigidly se X cured to the ends of said plates, and having projecting ends f, which are journaled in boxes D upon the said hanger, so that the free end consists of a frame, 0, which is located above ing of the room in which the-saw is located,

I which are embraced by collars g, secured to PATENT OFFICE.

MORTIMER s.- HARSHA, on o rcAeo, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF r0 a IOIJEBERG, OF SAME PLACE. a r

S Aw -FEEDlNG DEVICE.

srncrrrcacrroiv formingjpart of Letters Patent No. 288,330, dated November 13, isse, I I Application filed August 8,1883. (No model.)

of the frame 0 may be swung freely in a ver- 5o tical plane. it

The shaft E of the feed-disk E is mounted in boxes 0 upon-the ends of the plates 0, re-

mote from the shaft F, and is provided with a a driving-pulley, E, which is driven from the pulley F by intermediate connections, as here inafter described. The feed-disk E is preferably secured upon theend of the shaft E, outside of the frameplates 0, and is composed of a thin steel plate provided with sharp triangular teeth upon its -periphery, and is arranged in the same vertical plane with the saw, so that the marks ma'de by the teeth thereof upon the wood will be in I line with the saw-kerf and will be taken out by the saw. I

The frame 0 is preferably placed over the saw, the hanger'D being at the rear thereof, and in the frame 0, between the saw and the pivotal point of said frame, is mounted a shaft,

G, having bearings in boxes 9, upon which shaft is secured a feed-roller, G, the purpose of which is to carry the material being sawed past the saw after it has advanced beyond the feed-disk E in its passage beneath said disk. p

l The feed-roller G is arranged at one side of a the plane of the saw, and its periphery is transversely corrugated, and is constructed to rest upon and grip the surface of the material being sawed. a a

In order to permit the feed-roller G to be moved vertically when the feed-disk E is moved in adjusting it to operate upon material of different thicknesses, the bearingfboxes g of said shaft may be constructedto slide in vertical slots 0 in the plates 0, and moved therein'by means of vertical screw-shafts g, which pass through threaded apertures in caps g", placed 1 over the topsof the slots 0, and are connected at their lower end to said boxes. The connections between theboxes, g andthe shaft 9, as 1 shown, are formed by enlarged portions or disks 9 upon the lower ends of the said shafts,

Another form of construction in which prov a vision is made for an automatic adjustment of the feed-roller G to the surface of the stuff is shown in Fig. 5, and will hereinafter be de-' scribed.

A beveled or wedged disk, J, for spreading the seyered portions of the material being sawed, so as to prevent the saw from binding, may be mounted upon the end of the shaft G at the side of the feed-roller G and in line with the saw, as shown. The said disk J, as shown, is mounted loosely upon the shaft, so that it will be rotated'by the material in contact therewith, as such material is fed forward, independently of the motion of the shaft. The disk mentioned may, however, be secured to the shaft, and would, in such case, serve to aid the feed device in carrying the material forward.

The frame-plates C, in their portion between the bearings of shafts E and G, are curved or arched upwardly, so as to leave an open space around the saw, and in said frame-plates, about midway between said shafts and parallel with them, is mounted a shaft, H, provided with two pulleys, H and H", and having bearings at its ends in vertically-movable boxes h, held in slots 0 in the plates 0, and adjustably supported in said slots by means of screw-shafts h, constructed and operating in a manner similar to those described in connection with the shaft G.

The shaft G is provided upon its portion be tween the plates 0 with two pulleys, G and G and said shaft is rotated by means of a belt, F placed over a pulley, F connected to the driving-pulley F upon the shaft F and over the pulley G Motion is transmitted from the, shaft G to the shaft H, by means of a belt, G", passing over the pulleys G and H,

respectively, and from the shaft H to the shaft E by means of a belt, H, which passes around the pulleys H and E as shown.. The object of making the shaft H vertically adjustable, as described, is to provide means for tightening the belts G and H The lower end of the hanger D preferably terminates, as shown, considerably above the surface of the table B and the level of the shafts G and E when said shafts are in working position, and the frame plates 0 are curved upwardly from the bearings of the shaft G to the point of their connection with the hanger D, the object of such construction being to enable the feeding device to be lifted up clear of the saw-table and out of the way when not-in use. When the frame 0 is lifted it may be upheld by means of ahook, K, supported from the ceiling or other convenient place, and adapted to engage with the crossbar a or other convenient part of the frame.

'A vertically-adjustable stop, I, is preferably secured to the frame 0, near its free end, upon the side thereof which is remote from the saw, the lower end of such stop being arranged to rest upon the surface of the saw-table at such time as the feed-disk is not resting upon the stuff being sawed. The object of said stop is to limit the downward move ment of the feed-disk E, and to prevent said diskfrom coming into contact with the table when the material being fed to the saw passes forward from beneath said disk. The said stop is usually adjusted, according to the thickness of the stuff being sawed, to support the feed-disk slightly below its operative position, so that the disk will readily ride up over the ends of the stuff as they are presented to it.

The feed-disk E is held in contact with the plank or board being fed 1 to the saw by the weight of the frame 0 and the several parts supported thereby, and in case such weight is not sufficient to cause the teeth thereon to engage the wood being operated upon, the said frame may be weighted so as to cause said teeth to enter-the surface of said wood. 'A construction of the feed device is shown in Fig. 5, in which the same is automatically adjustable to stud of different thicknesses, and in which the adjusting devices for the bearing-boxes of the shaft G are dispensed with. In this case the frame 0 is made in twoportions, G and G which are pivoted together at a point concentric with the shaft G, so that both said shaft G and the shaft E, have independent vertical movements, the shaft G moving in an are around the point of connection with the hanger H, and the shaft E upon the shaft G as a center. By this construction both the shafts G and E adjust themselves automatically to their working position, and the ICC short distance, and prevent further movement of the part 0 with reference to the partG, after which the whole frame rises about the pivot F. By this construction both of the parts are lifted by raising the outer end of the frame, and may be supported by a hook, K, or otherwise, as before described.

The pivotal connection between the parts C and O is preferablyformed by means of cylindrical projections or sleeves c upon-the sponding apertures, 0*, in the side plates, 0,

'and which form the bearings of the shaft G,

as shown in Fig. 5.

The shaft E of the feed-disk E may be slightly inclined with reference to the saw arbor, so as to cause the stuff to bear against the guide L upon the saw-table as it is fed past the saw, as shown in Fig. 6. When this construction is used, the pulley E upon the shaft E may be provided with flanges, as shown, so as to retain the driving-belt on the pulley in opposition to any tendency to leave it by reason of the inclination of the pulleyto engage the saw-table or the guideL thereextendingttoward the frame 0, at such adis tion, m, on the frame C.

reference to the roller G, substantially as and to a support independent of the saw-table, of

arbor for actuating said feed-disk, substantially as described.

i and mountedupon the free end of said frame,

F,.mounted concentrically with the pivotal provided with bearing-boxes D, of a swinging frame, 0, a shaft, F, secured in one end of said connections for operating the feed-disk from the pulley F, substantially as described.

0, which would be caused by the action of the feed-disk when inclined as last described, may becoun'teracted by making the frame and its supports sufficiently rigid for the purpose, or by affixing a stop upon the frame 0 in position on. Such a stop is indicated in Fig. 6, wherein M is an armsecured to the,table at m and tance above the table as will permit the guide L to be adjusted beneath it. The free end of said arm is upturned and engagesa projec- I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the table andsaw, of a frame, 0, pivoted at one end to asupport independent of the saw-table, a rotary feeddisk, E, mounted upon the free end of said frame, and means independent of the saw 2. In a saw-feeding device, the combination of a swingingframe, O, pivoted at one end to a support independent of the saw-table, a rotary feed-disk, E, and a feed-roller, G, mount ed upon said frame, and means for adjusting the vertical position of the feed-disk E with and F, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with "the support D,

frame and having bearings in said boxes D, a

p driving-pulley, F, mounted loosely upon said shaft E, a rotating feed-disk, E, mounted at the free end of said frame'O, and intermediate 5. The combination, with the support D and frame 0 pivoted thereto, of a shaft, E, car-,

rying the feed-disk E and provided with a' pulley, E a shaft, G, mounted upon said frame and provided with a pulley, G an in termediate shaft, H, provided with pulleys H p and H, driving-belts passing over the said several pulleys for transmitting motion from the shaft G to the shaft E, means for moving the shaft H laterally with reference to a line passing through the centers of the said pulleys and means for rotating the shaft G, substane tiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, with the swinging frame, pivoted to a support independent of the saw-table, of a shaft, E, mounted in said frame, mechanism for driving said shaft and a disk, J, "loosely mounted on the frame, sub stantially as described.

7. The combination, with a saw-table and a support, D, of a feed-frame, G, constructed of two parts pivoted to eachother, a shaft, G,

located in the pivotal axis of said parts and provided with a driving-pulley'and a shaft, E, carrying a pulley and feed-disk, located at the end of one of the frame parts, a pivoted connection joining the opposite end of the other part of the frame with the support D,.a

driving-belt connecting the shafts G and E,

and means for rotating the shaft'G, substantially as described.

8. In a saw-feed device, the combination, with the feed-frame C, pivoted at one end to a support independentof the saw-table, of a stationary arm, M, secured to the saw-table and constructed to engage the freeend of said frame 0, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORTIMER s. HARSHA.

WVitnesses: I

M. E. DAYTON, WILLIA M. STANLEY. 

